Shoes of the Day: Creative Recreation Italian Collection for Barneys New York

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Creative Recreation, probably the fastest growing sneaker company in America, launched its Italian Collection in 2008. People loved the vibrant colors and decent price points of the original shoes but the tastes of the founders, Robert Nand and Rich Cofinco, have changed — perhaps matured — a bit. Instead of fixing what wasn't broke, the boys decided to start a second line of shoes, all produced in Italy, with clean styling and sophisticated materials. The flagship shoe, called the Turino, has been redesigned as a high top exclusively for Barneys New York, the first store to ever carry the collection. We've long been fans of the low-top version and now we're excited to have one-third more shoe to love.